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West Twyford
West Twyford (also known as Twyford Abbey) is a small residential area in the northeast of the London Borough of Ealing in West London. It is situated northeast of Hanger Lane station, north of Park Royal and south of the River Brent. It was historically an extra-parochial area, then civil parish (1866-1926), in Middlesex, England.
Traditionally defined as 281 acres (1.14 km2), it is today by common consensus smaller, bounded by the Hanger Lane gyratory to the west, the A406 North Circular and the River Brent to the north, Park Royal to the south and Harlesden to the east.
The long circular road Lakeside Drive in the south is historically part, a contemporaneous section of Park Royal reinforced by being in that part in the London Borough of Brent. The Borough of Ealing has west London postcodes save for the NW postcode of West Twyford shared with its neighbours including North Acton and Park Royal.
The area now known as West Twyford began as a manor house in the thirteenth century. A small community built up to the west around St Mary's Church which had originally been a chapel belonging to the manor house. The house was rebuilt from 1807 and renamed as Twyford Abbey, despite not housing any religious order. In 1902 the Alexian Order took over the manor house as a nursing home. The brothers ran short of funds in 1988 and joined another part of their order in Manchester.
The house, which is a Grade II listed building, now lies derelict. It is next to St Mary's Church.
Various applications for planning permission were made over the years but refused, until in 2022 permission was granted by Ealing Council to build 326 flats in seven blocks around the site, with the main entrance being onto Twyford Abbey Road. The development will retain some elements of the old building at the centre of the site. The development is due to be completed in 2026.
The name Twyford relates to Twyford Brook. The brook now runs almost entirely underground. It formerly fed the Guinness brewery in Park Royal.[citation needed] The word itself 'Twyford' is said to mean 'Two Fords'. [citation needed]
The area became a civil parish under the Extra-Parochial Places Act 1857 (20 Vict. c. 19) and formed part of Greenford Urban District from 1894. In 1901 it occupied an area of 281 acres (1.14 km2) and had a population of 97. When the urban district was abolished in 1926 the parish was transferred to the Municipal Borough of Ealing. Then in 1934 it was transferred to the Municipal Borough of Willesden. The area now forms part of Greater London.
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West Twyford
West Twyford (also known as Twyford Abbey) is a small residential area in the northeast of the London Borough of Ealing in West London. It is situated northeast of Hanger Lane station, north of Park Royal and south of the River Brent. It was historically an extra-parochial area, then civil parish (1866-1926), in Middlesex, England.
Traditionally defined as 281 acres (1.14 km2), it is today by common consensus smaller, bounded by the Hanger Lane gyratory to the west, the A406 North Circular and the River Brent to the north, Park Royal to the south and Harlesden to the east.
The long circular road Lakeside Drive in the south is historically part, a contemporaneous section of Park Royal reinforced by being in that part in the London Borough of Brent. The Borough of Ealing has west London postcodes save for the NW postcode of West Twyford shared with its neighbours including North Acton and Park Royal.
The area now known as West Twyford began as a manor house in the thirteenth century. A small community built up to the west around St Mary's Church which had originally been a chapel belonging to the manor house. The house was rebuilt from 1807 and renamed as Twyford Abbey, despite not housing any religious order. In 1902 the Alexian Order took over the manor house as a nursing home. The brothers ran short of funds in 1988 and joined another part of their order in Manchester.
The house, which is a Grade II listed building, now lies derelict. It is next to St Mary's Church.
Various applications for planning permission were made over the years but refused, until in 2022 permission was granted by Ealing Council to build 326 flats in seven blocks around the site, with the main entrance being onto Twyford Abbey Road. The development will retain some elements of the old building at the centre of the site. The development is due to be completed in 2026.
The name Twyford relates to Twyford Brook. The brook now runs almost entirely underground. It formerly fed the Guinness brewery in Park Royal.[citation needed] The word itself 'Twyford' is said to mean 'Two Fords'. [citation needed]
The area became a civil parish under the Extra-Parochial Places Act 1857 (20 Vict. c. 19) and formed part of Greenford Urban District from 1894. In 1901 it occupied an area of 281 acres (1.14 km2) and had a population of 97. When the urban district was abolished in 1926 the parish was transferred to the Municipal Borough of Ealing. Then in 1934 it was transferred to the Municipal Borough of Willesden. The area now forms part of Greater London.